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Not long ago, Beijing seemed a longshot to host the 2022 Winter Olympics. Snowy locales such as Oslo and Stockholm seemed more suitable environments for testing the world's best skiers and skaters. Yet by the time the International Olympic Committee made its selection on Friday, the Chinese capital had become a clear favorite. Call it a game of survival. With one candidate after another scared away by potential costs, Beijing prevailed over the only remaining competitor — Almaty, Kazakhstan and became the first city named to host both the Summer and Winter Games. IOC President Thomas Bach suggested his members had used their experience from the 2008 Summer Games to...

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